Townspeople To Vote On Appropriations

East Granby News Notes

Residents will be asked tonight -- at a town meeting scheduled for 7:30 in the community center -- to approve funding for a number of projects.

The most costly item under consideration will be appropriation of $850,000 from the town's capital account to pay off a loan incurred about four years ago to close the town landfill.

Town officials said they planned to roll the short-term note into a bond, but an unexpected state settlement of $518,000 has enabled the town to pay off the loan now.

The ``settlement has given us the wherewithal to pay off the landfill debt, avoid incurring the bonding costs for this project and eliminate future debt-service payment for this project,'' First Selectman Dave Kilbon said.

Also, residents will be asked to approve appropriation of $180,000 to move forward with plans for a new town garage. Of that amount, $112,000 would be used to purchase a 3-acre lot on South Main Street where local officials want to build the garage. The balance would be used for architectural fees, site testing and miscellaneous costs. Once a detailed project estimate is complete, residents would be asked to approve construction.

Another item residents will be asked to fund is $11,000 toward purchase of a senior-citizens' minibus. The amount would cover about 25 percent of the total cost, and a state grant would cover the remainder.